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| Animal Days ( and Months & Weeks too!) Adopt-a-Rescued-Bird Month: (January) Jan 5 National Bird Day National Dress Up Your Pet Day--January 14 Jan 20 Penguin Awareness Day Squirrel Appreciation Day - Always January 21 Rattle Snake Round-up--January 28 ****** National Wild Bird Feeding Month: (February) Responsible Pet Owners Month: (February) National Cat Health Month: (February) Pet Dental Health Month: (February) Adopt-a-Rescued Rabbit Month: (February) Serpent Day--February 1 Feb 2 Ground Hog Day & Hedgehog Day http://www.learner.org/jnorth/tm/spring/GroundhogHistory.html Cordova Ice Worm Day--February 3 Champion Crab Races Day--February 17 Feb 20 Love Your Pet Day Spay Day USA: February 22 Feb 23 International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day International Polar Bear Day--February 27 ************** Adopt-a-Rescued-Guinea Pig Month: (March) National Horse Protection Day: March 1st March 1 National Pig Day March 3 If Pets Had Thumbs Day National Professional Pet Sitters Week: March 6-12 Buzzard's Day--March 15 National Poison Prevention Week: March 20-26 National Puppy Day: March 23rd www.nationalpuppyday.org ****************** Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month: (April) National Frog Month: (April) National Ferret Day - April 2 World Rat Day 4/04/2009 April 8 Draw a Picture of a Bird Day April 18 Pet Owners Independence Day Animal Cruelty/Human Violence Awareness Week: April 17-23 National Pet ID Week--April 18-24 National Volunteer Appreciation Week - April 19 - April 25, 2009 april 20 Volunteer Recognition Day ******************* Be Kind to Animals Week: May 1-7 National Pet Week--1st week of May Be Kind to Animals Week--1st week of May May 1 Save the Rhino Day Bird Day / May 4 - National Bird Day / January 5 International Migratory Bird Day observed on the second Saturday in May. National Dog Bite Prevention Week: May 15-21 May 16 National Sea Monkey Day International Migratory Bird Day. May 16, 2009 Frog Jumping Jubilee Day / May 19 World Turtle Day - May 23 ***************************** Disaster Preparedness Month: (June) Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat Month: (June) Adopt-a-Cat Month: (June) Yell,"Fudge!" at the Cobras in North America Day--June 2 Donald Duck Day--June 9 World Pet Memorial Day: June 12 Pet Appreciation Week (PAW) - Second week in June Carpenter Ant Awareness Week--June 20-26 Cuckoo Warning Day--June 21 Take Your Dog to Work Day: June 24 ****************************************** July --- is Dog House Repairs Month July 5 --- World Environment Day July 11 --- World Population Day (UN) July 12 --- USDA bans face branding of cattle 1994 July 17-23 --- Cow Appreciation Week July 15 --- Take Your Dog to Work Day July 16 --- Cow Appreciation Day July 15 Cow Appreciation Day- Go out and give a cow a hug July 17 Yellow Pig Day July 22 Ratcatcher's Day July 31 Mutt's Day ******************************************* Aug 5 Work Like a Dog Day Sea Serpent Day--August 7 Aug 10 Lazy Day International Homeless Animals' Day is always on the third Saturday of August each year. National Homeless Animals Day: August 20 Aug 22 Be an Angel Day Aug 26 National Dog Day ******************************** National Wildlife Day: September 4th Pet Memorial Day: September 11 National Farm Animals Awareness Week: September 18-24 Sept 19 International Talk Like A Pirate Day Sept 22 Elephant Appreciation Day Sept 23 Dog in Politics Day Sept 27 International Rabbit Day - Fourth Saturday in September National Dog Week--Last week of September ********************************* World Animal Day & Month (October) Adopt-a-dog Month: (October) Adopt-a-Shelter-Dog Month: (October) October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month October 1 World Vegetarian Day National Veterinary Technician Week: October 16-22 National Cat Day: October 29th www.nationalcatday.org ******************* Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month: (November) ********************* National Mutt Day: December 2nd www.nationalmuttday.org Festival for the Souls of Dead Whales--December 10 |